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248020. Dicksonia sellowiana Hook. Pteridaceae. 



Col. No. 18975. 'Xaxim' or 'Xaxi'. Boca da Serra, near summit of 

 eastern ruin of Serra Geral, Rio Grande do Sul. Elevation 900 meters. 

 Tree fern ; trunk to 3 meters high. 



248021. Epidendrum ellipticum Sesse & Moc. Orchidaceae. Orchid. 



Col. No. 18730. Slopes of Serra Sao Luiz, Parana. Elevation 1,050 

 meters. Terrestrial orchid, about 25 cm. high ; flowers pink. 



248022. Euterpe edulis Mart. Phoenicaceae. Para palm. 



Col. No. 18942. 'Palmito'. Fazenda do Arayo, Osario, Rio Grande do 

 Sul. Elevation 5 meters. Slender palm about 8 meters high; in swampy- 

 forest; young leaf shoots cooked and used for salad. 



248023. Geonoma schottiana Mart. Phoenicaceae. Palm. 



Col. No. 18935. 'Uricana'. Fazenda do Arrayo, Rio Grande do Sul. Ele- 

 vation 10 meters. Palm to 5 meters high ; fruits ornamental. 



248024. Philodendron sp. Araceae. 



Col. No. 18916. 'Imbe'. Riberao do Rancho, Santa Catharina. Eleva- 

 tion 600 meters. Epiphyte common in high, dense forest. 



248025. Philodendron sellotjm C. Koch 



Col. No. 18948. 'Guaimbe'. Fazenda do Arrayo, Rio Grande do Sul. 

 Elevation 10 meters. 



248026. Qtjesnelia imbricata L. B. Smith Bromeliaceae. 



Col. No. 18720. Serra Sao Luiz, Parana. Elevation 7,500 meters. Or- 

 namental growing in moderately deep shade; flowers light to deep pink. 



248027. Rhipsalis sp. Cactaceae. 



Col. No. 18806. Piraquinna, Serra do Mar, Parana. Elevation 950 meters. 

 Epiphyte on trunk of Cedrela sp. ; fruits yellowish-pink. 



248028. Rhipsalis sp. 



Col. No. 18864. Rio Paulo, Corupa, Santa Catharina. Elevation 300 

 meters. Epiphyte; common in crotches of trees in open. 



248029. (Undetermined.) 



Col. No. 18834. Piraquara, foothills of Serra do Mar, Parana. Elevation 

 950 meters. Aquatic in stagnant water. 



248030. ( Undetermined. ) 



Col. No. 18892. Corupa, Santa Catharina. Elevation 63 meters. Ter- 

 restial ; flowers white. 



248031 to 248057. Received May 19, 1958. 



248031. Aechmea sp. Bromeliaceae. 



Col. No. 18886. Riberao do Rancho, Corupa, Santa Catharina. Eleva- 

 tion 400 meters. Epiphyte in dense, virgin forest. 



248032. Anthurium acutum N. E. Br. Araceae. 



Col. No. 18836. Corupa, Santa Catharina. Elevation 500 meters. Leaves 

 dark green. 



248033. Anthurium sp. 



Col. No. 18842. Corupa, Santa Catharina. Elevation 100 meters. In 

 rain forest of Rio Paulo. 



248034. Billbergia sp. Bromeliaceae. 



Col. No. 18907. Riberao do Rancho, Corupa, Santa Catharina. Eleva- 

 tion 600 meters. Epiphyte in dense, high forest. 



248035. Billbergia sp. 



Col. No. 18913. Riberao do Rancho, Corupa, Catharina. Elevation 600 

 meters. Epiphyte in high forest. 



